EL PASO, Texas — A Borderland milk distributor that serves the region said it will continue to service hundreds of thousands of consumers with milk products amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Sarah Farms, the regionally-owned dairy farm and milk processing plant, serves El Paso and Midland in Texas, as well as Las Cruces and Albuquerque in New Mexico.
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — The New Mexico Department of Health had over 350 ‘essential employees’ arrive to be screened during the most recent round of drive-thru screening that has been offered in Las Cruces. From 7 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, dozens of first-responders, health care workers and government employees got checked out. Health
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LOS ANGELES, California — The city of Los Angeles will offer free coronavirus testing to all residents regardless of whether they have symptoms, Mayor Eric Garcetti announced Wednesday. Testing centers have been set up across the city but until now they were reserved for those with symptoms and frontline employees like health care and grocery
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EL PASO, Texas — A few recognizable princesses in the borderland are hoping to spread some positivism and cheer during this pandemic through ‘Thank You’ letters from local children. “We are collecting ‘Thank You’ letters from families throughout the El Paso community to send to essential workers (doctors, nurses, teachers, custodians, grocery workers, truck drivers,
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EL PASO, Texas — Six women who sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, as well as Homeland Security, claiming they were being exposed to Covid-19 were released Wednesday to the care of volunteers with El Paso’s Annunciation House. The women range in age from 25 to 60, and one of them has already tested positive for the
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WASHINGTON, DC — Despite the number of novel coronavirus cases surpassing one million in the U.S., President Donald Trump continues to push to reopen the country, with numbers out Wednesday that the country’s economy shrank nearly 5% in the first three months of this year, the biggest quarterly decline since the Great Recession. In lieu of a task force
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EL PASO, Texas — The general manager for Sunland Park Mall in west El Paso said the Mall will reopen next Monday, May 4th. This comes as malls across Texas are allowed to reopen at limited capacity per the executive order recently issued by Gov. Greg Abbott. Cielo Vista Mall in El Paso will also
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EL PASO, Texas — As stores and restaurants across the state prepare for the first phases of reopening, many individuals are preparing to leave their homes and reenter the world. The situation becomes more complicated for those who have been infected with COVID-19. So, when is it safe for someone sick to leave isolation? The
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EL PASO, Texas – Two employees at the El Paso Psychiatric Center tell ABC-7 that not enough was done to protect them and patients from contracting Covid-19 inside the state-run facility. According to city health officials, a local ‘health facility’ has 42 positive cases within its wall, but the city has not named that facility,
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso city and county officials announced two new coronavirus deaths and 28 more cases on Tuesday evening while reluctantly lifting the “stay home, work safe” order as of Friday to comply with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s directives to start reopening the state. While the city/county stay-at-home order will be lifted,
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EL PASO, Texas — Hundreds of thousands of Texans filed for unemployment within the past two weeks. This week, that number could grow by 450 El Pasoans. That’s how many city employees learned Tuesday that they are being furloughed. The city is calling the furloughs an unpaid leave of absence. Employees arrived at the downtown Convention Center,
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EL PASO, Texas — The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is laying out some new suggestions and guidelines for pet owners. This is happening after the very first cases emerged of dogs and cats testing positive for Covid-19. Those discoveries included a pair of cats that tested positive in New York and a
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EL PASO, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott is allowing Texas churches to resume religious services, deeming those “essential.” However, El Paso’s Catholic Diocese plans to maintain its suspension of public gatherings and continue televising and streaming Sunday Mass as the virus continues to sicken people around the community. Bishop Mark Seitz issued a detailed explanation
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Andrez Saiz was born and raised in the United States and currently lives in El Paso. Recently, he was furloughed from his job as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the $1,200 stimulus check was something he was looking forward to. After checking the status of his check, he realized
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EL PASO, Texas — Simon Property Group is reopening 49 of its malls across the country this weekend, including El Paso’s Cielo Vista Mall. That’s according to an internal company memo obtained and reported on Tuesday evening by CNBC, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. The memo indicated Cielo Vista would open May
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LAS CRUCES, New Mexico – A spokeswoman for the New Mexico governor’s office said the public’s attendance in chambers at a meeting of the Doña Ana County Commissioners on Tuesday violated the state public health order. Nora Meyers Sackett called the dozens of people attending the meeting in person “very troubling.” “Per the public health
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — Officials with the El Paso Independent School District, Clint Independent School District, Canutillo Independent School District and Socorro Independent School District have unveiled rescheduled dates for high school commencement ceremonies, with almost all taking place at the Don Haskins Center from late June through late July. The four districts said the
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DOÑA ANA COUNTY, New Mexico — From the village of Hatch to the city of Sunland Park, business owners across Doña Ana County desperately want to open their doors to customers. “It has hurt our business tremendously,” admitted Eddie Ortega, manager of the State Line, an iconic New Mexico restaurant that sits just beyond the
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso’s Public Health Department reported 27 new coronavirus cases on Monday night bringing the county’s cumulative total to 829 infections, while the number of virus deaths remained at 12. Officials said there were 265 El Pasoans who had recovered, leaving 552 active cases within the county. As of Monday night, there were currently 35 people hospitalized,
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EL PASO, Texas — The City and County of El Paso late Monday night announced it has opted to allow golf courses to open back up to the public, but with restrictions. In a late night social media posting, officials said the courses, employees and golfers must adhere to the following measures below to reduce
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — For the second time in a week, there was significant debate among the El Paso County Commissioners Court regarding a resolution which calls for Immigration Customs Enforcement and Border Protection to immediately release all non-violent detainees in the county as the Covid-19 pandemic continues. The push for the approval of the
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HATCH, New Mexico — At least one chile farmer in the Hatch Valley said his workers aren’t tending the fields because they’re worried about contracting Covid-19. “Workers aren’t coming in,” said Sergio Grajeda, who has been in business eight years. “Money’s not coming in. It’s affected us pretty bad.” Grajeda has more than 100 acres
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Here’s a summary is what Gov. Greg Abbott has unveiled…. Texas governor says he will allow the state stay-home order to expire on April 30.Governor says retail, restaurants, theaters, museums, libraries, churches can open at 25% occupancy on May 1.Outdoor sports such as golf and tennis are allowed, as long as four participants or less.Governor
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City/County Health Authority Dr. Hector Ocaranza said he’s uncomfortable with a decision by the governor to allow restaurants, retailers, movie theaters and malls to start letting customers trickle into their establishments later this week. In an interview Monday with ABC-7 after the governor unveiled his plan to reopen Texas’
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso City Council voted Monday to cut the pay of thousands of city employees beginning May 24 and put over 400 employees on furloughs for as long as a year as it grapples with the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic. Council voted 5-3 to approve the pay cuts and furloughs –
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EL PASO, Texas — El Paso police have now issued citations to the organizer of the “Open Texas” rally that took place in downtown over the weekend for violating the city’s emergency orders and for not having a permit for the gathering. An police spokesman confirmed Monday afternoon that Sammy Carrejo was cited. Officers served
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WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump held a late afternoon news conference Monday to unveil what he and his White House task force said was a plan to help states ramp up the kind of widespread testing experts say is needed in order for the economy to reopen. Appearing with executives of Abbott Labs, CVS
Continue Reading EL PASO, Texas — El Paso public health officials on Sunday reported 22 new coronavirus cases bringing the county’s cumulative number to 802, while the death toll remained at a dozen. Officials noted that as virus cases continue to increase, the number of recoveries are also on the upswing – with 23% of all those diagnosed to date
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ economy is taking a catastrophic hit — and hundreds of thousands of Texans are out of work — as officials shutter businesses and limit some establishment’s operations to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. But while Texans’ optimism about the state’s economy has fallen, they largely support those measures, according to the latest University
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EL PASO, Texas– Families across the borderland are getting creative when it comes to coping with staying at home and those creative stay-at-home ideas can contribute to a good cause. El Paso Children’s Hospital is creating a concept to encourage families to continue spending time together. “Family Game Night” is a way for families to
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